Greig Leach

The peloton must have heard Jens Voigt's complaints about the lack of aggression on the Champs Elysees. No sooner had he bemoaned the tranquility of the loops through Paris than did the attacks start flying off the front. As each group was caught another one would try their luck. This trio of Florian Vachon (Bretagne Seche), Nelson Filipe Santos (Lampre Merida) and Kenneth Van Bilsen managed to open up the largest gab thus far on the Champs. While twenty seconds is nothing... It was more than anyone had gotten thus far. Plus this would be the last chance for the LCL sponsored time keepers to show the time gabs in the 102nd Tour de France.